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HD Zelda
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From The Dust
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Anything but another Wind Waker style. After the games, it's done. Put it to rest
EricDiesel
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There's a reason they made Darksiders. It's the "dark" "mature" Zelda Nintendo will never make. At least not until Miyamoto, Aonuma, and other higher-up Nintendo developers are all dead. Not gonna happen. Majora's Mask is as grim as Zelda will get for a loooooong time.
Earl Cazone
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EricDiesel said:
i dont think why everyone compares the games. they sure have similarities but i would not call darksiders a zelda clone
Sammy Samusu
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Eeeewwwww!zoukka said:
From The Dust
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But doesn't play like shit? HEY-OH!!idwl said:
Always-honest
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idwl said:
Always-honest
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You mean with the fucking colour pencils? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAniHawk said:
apana said:The official, well not really, HD Zelda speculation thread. What do you think HD Zelda should look like? What are the other benefits of HD power for the greatest gaming franchise of all time? If Wii 2 really is about half a generation leap or even slightly better than PS360 then the possiblities are endless. Here are some pictures from art and current consoles to help you generate some ideas:
edit: My own opinion is that Nintendo needs to be careful to balance between keeping it interesting and exciting for the male teenage crowd while at the same time being experimental with fresh new artstyles. I really like the David and Goliath motif and Last Guardian. While God of War isn't a great example for Zelda in terms of themes, I absolutely love the oil painting look. I really want Zelda games to look like a living painting. Oh yeah and I didn't want to just re-up the Zelda art thread. While this thread does involve art, it's covering the effects of extra console power in general on Zelda.
HD does not mean it has to look more violent or gritty. I expect HD will allow for Zelda games to be far more expansive. Take what we have now and alllow for world sizes possibly similar to that of MMOs. Not the gameplay of a MMO just the size of the worlds with the Zelda gameplay. Perhaps bustling cities or villages like in the Elders Scroll games. The puzzles could get even mroe complicated or frustrating depending how you look at them. Perhaps even more quest to do instead of just the dungeons. We might be able to have more horse based combat like in Twilight Princess with perhaps armies with either link apart of it or watching it as he travels.
I expect Nintendo games to retain their art styles though and Nintendo charm. HD is just how detailed the look of a game is. It isn't a art style, type of gameplay, or style of game. It never was. It just a means to an end. Being able to have high definition isn't going to mane Nintendo is going to stop making games their way in terms of art and content.
While graphics could be pushed to the level of the picture above (but in the Nintendo art style) I fully expect the puff of smokes to stay and not blood sprays to be introduced. Anyone expect things like that (blood sprays, body parts, etc) need to put that out of their minds right now.
Always-honest said:
no, i mean how valkyria chronicles did its best to match its concept art.
also, unless skyward sword does this first, i expect a seamless world in hd zelda, similar to shadow of the colossus and the wind waker (with transitions for dungeons and maybe buildings).
One of the things I thought TP got really right was character design, especially Ganondorf. Now, his inclusion in the story couldn't be more forced in if they tried (though the seeds were there for a much smoother integration had it been given more gestation), but the look of him and Zelda etc. was perfect for TP's aesthetic. Still stylised, but with a darker edge. I wouldn't want every Zelda to look like that, but it certainly wasn't ill-chosen.
That final scene
did a good job of capturing some of that unsettling undertones of OoT/MM, especially with the haunting vocal music playing at the time.
That final scene
with the creepy Zant neck crack
EricDiesel
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I agree. I like Darksiders myself, but I wouldn't say it's a copy. The only point I was making is that with the current Nintendo "regime" there will never be an M rated Zelda, yet some people still clamor for one. It won't happen for at least a decade. And thank the good lord for that, I say. Wind Waker is one of my favorite Zelda games.Earl Cazone said:
What do you think that is/was :/
_Alkaline_
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Why do people want a Wind Waker-like game?
Why not make it like something better, such as Twilight Princess?
Why not make it like something better, such as Twilight Princess?
/trollface
Fantasy Final
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Like this but in HD
UnblessedSoul
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Why are people going hard over wind waker graphics? I hate that art style looks terrible compared to a more realistic OOT graphics
Might be in the minority here, but I wish they dropped Link's green cap. I know it's iconic and all, but I think it looks a bit silly. His outfit could use an overhaul in general if you ask me.
Also, surprised there haven't been any mentions of Katsuya Terada's art or of Prince of Persia (2008) as an example for stylized HD graphics.
Also, surprised there haven't been any mentions of Katsuya Terada's art or of Prince of Persia (2008) as an example for stylized HD graphics.
Always-honest
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zoukka said:
noaw noaw:
i see some differences.
sixteen-bit
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I wouldn't mind if it looked like wind waker in dolphin.
Am I the only one who doesn't see OoT as "realistic"? Compared to Wind Waker the proportions and water looks slightly more realistic, but it is still very stylised.UnblessedSoul said:
If the proportions of Wind Waker were adjusted to be similar to those of OoT I'm sure you wouldn't hate of the graphics.
Oh and please don't post an image of the "Wind Waker" patch for OoT.
I've always been partial to seeing Majora's Mask's concept art properly realized, using cel shading with those heavy black shadows. Marvel vs. Capcom 3 uses a somewhat similar shading style.
Maybe replace ugly young Link with teen or adult Link, though. I hate OOT's young Link.
Maybe replace ugly young Link with teen or adult Link, though. I hate OOT's young Link.
Always-honest
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people like you are.Utako said:
Jesus.. anything stylised is kiddy to you, is that it?
I think HD has loads of potential for the Zelda franchise. Cell Shading done well could be awesome but I would still prefer them to stick to the TP style. Edging on realistic but still with a chunk of a cartoonish quality about it.
Also, being able to run through Hyrule Field and it actually have animated grass and trees covering it would be pure bliss.
Also, being able to run through Hyrule Field and it actually have animated grass and trees covering it would be pure bliss.
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Deleted member 10571
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The character looks like he was pasted into the game. Don't like it. If a game goes for cellshaded/comic-style, the whole world needs to be stylized that way. Again, see Wind Waker for reference.V_Ben said:
Always-honest
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agreed. NEXT!Bufbaf said:
nah.. i don't think thee is an artsyle right now that exactly represents how Zelda HD should look..